Baby wagon



Feb. '20, 1923.

F..W. MARHEINE.

BABY WAGON.

FILED APR. 10, 1922.

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Application riled April in, 3.9%. Serial. ltd-551,320.

To all whom it may concern:

hints oi? fVashington, have invented certain liaby.

new and useful Improvements in l Vagons, of which the liOllOWlIlg aspecilication.

My present invention relates to improve merits in baby wagons of theconvertible type, whereby the deviremay be used as a gocart or convertedfor use as a roelrer or rocking horse, and also utilized as asled.

"l he primary object 01' the invention is the provision of such a wagonor vehicle that .coniparatlvely inexpensive in cost of pro.-

. duction, is practical and durable; and which may be converted forseveral uses with itac vility and conveniencethe utilization. of-theseveral features oi my invention compactly arranged, well bracedandstrong,

combination vehicle is provided which in use may be substituted for andperform the functlons of several different articles. To

. this end the invention consists in certain novel combinations andarrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings l have illustrated one complete example or;the phys ical embodiment of my invention, wherein the parts arecombined. and arranged according to the best mode I have thus l ar dcvised tor the practical application oi the principles of my invention.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the combination wagon, utilized asa babys rocking horse, showing the handle in dotted lines when used as ago-cart, or the handle in dotted position may be used to rock the devicesimilar to a cradle.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal verticm sectional view through the body ofthe vehicle,

illustrating the runners in use when the vehicle is used as a sleigh,showing the handle in uplifted position and dotted.

boa-like or rectangular form and is provided with two pairs oi: Wheels2, f2, 2, 2, that are i-zupl iorted on fixed bearing axles 5, the lattersecured in suitable manner to the bottom l of the wagon body. is awagon,th vehicle may be trundled along on its wheels and pushed. from thehandle 5, Which.

is fashioned as a tl-shaped yolre with its arms pivoted at 6 at thesides and rear of the body. The ends of the yoke-handle arebevsled as ati toengage with complementary beveled ends of a pair or diagonallyplaced cleats 9 one fixed at each side of the wagon body. Thesecleatsare nailed. or screwed to theflwagron body and are positioned in suchmanner thatthe pivoted yoke-handle, when i turned to dotted position ofFigure 11., will provide a rigid and well. braced pushing and guidingmeans that is disposed in convenient position for the hands of theattend ant.

For the convenience of the occupant of the wagon a tray 10 is hinged at11 Within the yoke-handle and latches 12 are employed to reta the trayin proper position. For emptyin unlatched andswungto convenient positionfor emptying the debris or washing and cleansing.

At the rear of the wagon an interior seat 13 is provided which is hingedat 14 and rests upon side blocks 15 to elevate it from the bottom oilthe wagon. lit desired the seatmay be turned to vertical or uprightposition as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2., thus ailiordin e theentire area of the wagon body for the convenience of the occupant.

The yoke-handle is designed to swing down to horizontal position as inFigures 1 and 2, with the cross bar 16 thereof resting upon the sides ofthe wagon body and the arms of the yoke positioned alongthe outer upperedges of the body. lfn this position of the handle yoke. the tray is inconvenient position in front of the seated occupant for use with itsunlatched, rear cogs resting; upon the longitudinal upper edges oi? thewagon body.

Beneath the body of the wagon body are disposed a pair of spaced,toldable rockers 17, 17., which are hinged at 18 along the longitudinalcorners or edges of the wagon body. The rockers may be swung upbetended. When the rockers are to be stowed away, the turn-button orcleat is turned to release the rockers and they may then be swungbeneath the wagon bottom and cured by the hooked cleat or clip 19.

In Figure 1 the device is used as a rocker or. rocking horse, and issupported on the rockers for that purpose.

When used as a sled, as in Figure 2, a pair of metal runners 21 areutilized. These runners are secured, as at 22 at the front of therockers and extend along beneath the rockers toward the rear. Therunners are fixed. only atthe front, and are of resilient 'metal, assteel in order that they may be made to conform to the curvature of therockers as in Figure 1, or be extended to rest flatly upon the snowsurface, as in Figure 2.

At the rear end of each runner, an extension 23 is' hinged, the hingebeing indicated at 24, and this extension is used as a rear brace inFigure 2 to hold the flat runn r in proper position. The brace isprovided with a head 25' to engage in a notch 26 or seat in the rocker,and as'the runner is firmly anchored to the rocker at 22, a rigid andwell braced runner is thus provided for the sled. lVhen not in the,position for use, the resilient runner is bent at the rear to conform tothe curvature of the rocker, as in Figure I, and

the hinged l race is folded over and inserted in a mortise 27 betweenthe body ot the wagon and the top of the rocker. The run 11ers are ofcourse tolded beneath the wagon body with the rockers when the latterare not in use.

From the above description taken in connection with my drawings it isevident that I have provided a combination or convcrtihle vel'iicle thatfulfills the condition: set forth as the purpose of? my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention. What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is l. The combination with a wheeled vehicleconvertible for use. of a pair of spaced longitudinally disposed.ii'vldzible rockers. a runner o1 resilient metal having a livedanchorage at the front of each rocker, and a hinged brace at the rearend o! i-uul'l runner, whereby the vehicle may be coilvcil'ed for use asa rocker or sled.

2. The combination with a vehicle hod of a pair of spaced,longitudinally iloldnble. hinged rockers and means for retaining them infolded position. means for retaininn; said rockers in vertical position.re silient metal runner on each rocker each having a fixed frontanchorage, and a hinged brace at the rear end of each said runneradapted to engage its rocker.

In testimony whereof I afliv on signal llll.

FREDERICK XV. NLNRlll T/lNF.

